April 22, 2010 5:58 am

Back by popular demand, we offer our second annual Seahawks mock draft, our attempt to predict who the Seahawks will select with the team’s nine picks.

Last year we had 24 contests, with Schlede from Denmark taking home first prize by getting two picks overall correct, Aaron Curry in the first round and Nick Reed in the seventh round.

I just got one correct last year, Aaron Curry in the first round.

That said, here’s my attempt to predict who Seattle might select beginning on Thursday. Post your own mock draft in the comments section down below or email me at eric.williams@thenewstribune.com, and I’ll throw them on an excel spreadsheet and announce the winner on Monday. Again, one per customer please.

Seahawks 2010 Draft

First round (sixth overall) – OT Russell Okung, 6-5, 307, Oklahoma StateComment: He’s the most talented offensive tackle and can come in and play right away. Trent Williams might have more potential, but Okung is the better player right now.

First round (14th overall) – S Taylor Mays, 6-3, 230, USCComment: The Seahawks might trade down to get him, but Mays is an athletic freak and Carroll will find a way to best use him in Seattle’s defensive system.
Second round (60th overall) – DE Tyson Alualu, 6-3, 295, CaliforniaComment: The Seahawks might have to trade up in the second to get him, but Alualu offers the versatility to play both strong-side end and tackle.
Fourth round (104th overall) – RB Anthony Dixon, 6-1, 233, Mississippi StateComment: A hard runner who fills Seattle’s need for a short-yardage back.

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Gregg Bell joined The News Tribune in July 2014. Bell had been the director of writing for the University of Washington's athletic department for four years. He was the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press from 2005-10, covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season and beyond. He's also been The Sacramento Bee's beat writer on the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a 2000 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

I think there are going to be a whole bunch of trades by the Hawks, so i will make a few picks with that assumption.
I think the Hawks drop back a few slots with each of their first round picks and pick up an extra second rounder
Early round 1: Spiller
Late round 1: Brown (OT)
Round 2: Tebow
Round 2: Houston (DT Texas)
Round 4: LeGarrette Blount
Round 4: Rolle (DB FSU)
Round 5: Johnson (FS Utah)
Round 5: Teo-Nesheim (UW)
Round 6: this pick gets traded away
Round 7: Alfred (C WSU)

I think those meet a good portion of the needs this team has. I still think there’s a great chance of the Hawks trading down to pick up some extra picks but I won’t attempt to guess where or with what team. Probably not #6 but maybe the #14.

Seems like I picked a player at every single need position, and odds are good we get more players at one position, but I like the idea that they will spread it around a bit. In Okung, Morgan, and Hardesty you not only get 3 starters, but you get 3 players that fit your scheme PERFECTLY. Hardesty is being slept on a bit, but this is a 5’11 225lbs RB who ripped the combine up. 4.49 40, 3rd amonst RB’s, he was 3rd in reps, 1st in vert AND 1st in broad jump..a total athlete perfect for the ZBS who had 1,300 and 13TD’s last year in a pro style offense. I kind of have a “thing” for him now…but he’s a steal at #60 in my mind.

So 3 starters in 2 rounds…let’s get depth. Mike Johnson never got an A minus in high school and has played every position on the OLine at Alabama.. best suited at Guard, he is a smart/versitile player who will start someday (and to quote Pro Footbal Weekly’s draft guide, “(Johnson is) Best suited as a short area, zone blocking” player. Sounds about right.

Jeromy Miles is a bit of a sleeper..a transfer from the Naval Academy, but check this… 6’2 215lbs, 4.46 40, 35.5″ vert, and his senior year stats? 104 tackles, five tackles for loss, three picks, two breakups, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. Yes please.

Te’o Neshiem would be a good story, and he is a serious motor guy who might not fit the scheme, but he fills a need and never stops. Being the all time sack leader at UW says something with the great DLinemen they’ve had. Myron Lewis, another smart, smart player..2 time Academic All American who has GREAT size for a CB..6’2 203 with a 4.51 40 and 10 career INT’s in 3 seasons and Vandy.

Brown is a developmental guy, but has a great arm. His stock has been falling a bit after a really nice Senior Bowl..he just hasn’t had the reps. Hodge is an underachiever but has talent and is a great route runner.

We’ll see…only 4 1/2 hours to go and I am happier each minute that I took the next 2 days off just for the Draft!!!

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